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Hey @IngrahamAngle, "asylum" LITERALLY MEANS fleeing to a safe country from an unsafe one and then seeking legal protection in that safe country.
What you're saying is the U.S. should shut down asylum, period.
What you're saying is the U.S. should shut down asylum, period.
And to be clear: it *is* a good idea to let people apply to come here from their own countries too. That's called "refugee resettlement" and the UN already has a program for that. But that is something totally separate from, and not a replacement for, the right to seek asylum.
Where a migrant is geographically, the type of danger or persecution they are in, and the nature of the conflict in their home country, makes an enormous difference in whether they can apply for refugee status, or whether they must travel to the U.S. and claim asylum.
